Team Manager - Corporate Parenting

Team Manager

The London Borough of Harrow is looking for a Team Manager - Corporate Parenting, who will manage and supervise Pod Leaders within Pods of Social Workers, Senior Practitioners and other social care staff, providing a service to children in need, including those in need of protection, children looked after, children subject to public care proceedings and, where directed by the court, children subject to private proceedings.

Tasks include ensuring the provision of a high quality, cost effective and efficient social work service to children and their families. In addition, you must ensure that the delivery of the service is within agreed strategic, operational and financial priorities and that it is in accordance with statutory responsibilities, policies and procedures. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that the key performance targets, as they apply to the team, are met.

The successful candidate will have:

• A recognised professional Social Work qualification (e.g.: CQSW or Dip SW) and a minimum of four years post qualifying experience, including the management and supervision of social care staff undertaking statutory work with children and families, preferably in a fieldwork setting.
• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council as a social work professional.
• Knowledge of regulatory and inspection frameworks governing children's services.
• Experience of providing professional supervision, team building, reflective learning and development.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent assessment and analytical skills.
• Ability to form, develop and maintain effective partnership relationships.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent or has the equivalent relevant work experience.

This post will require a satisfactory enhanced DBS and active Social Work England membership.